Another cold weather system will move into the Bay Area this weekend, bringing colder than usual temperatures for December and January.

“We are looking at below-normal temperatures through next week,” National Weather Service forecaster Bob Benjamin said Thursday. “By the end of next week, we will get closer to normal temperatures, but it will stay on the cool side.”

The region got a small break from the colder weather of late on Thursday, and Friday is expected to be around the same with highs in the mid-50s and lows in the upper 40s. Those temperatures are on par with the historical Bay Area average.

But temperatures will drop again as a cold low-pressure center moves into the Bay Area from the north-northeast, bringing with it widely scattered showers, Benjamin said.

“The amounts of rain will be minimal, and showering in nature so not everywhere will be covered with the same amounts of rain,” Benjamin said.

Temperatures are going to drop by about 10 degrees this weekend, with the highs in the lower 50s and the lows in the upper 30s.

Bay Area temperatures will continue to drop and there will be more sporadic showers as 2017 begins.

By Tuesday, snow levels will likely drop to 1,000 feet. Tuesday and Wednesday will likely be the coldest days of the week, forecasted to drop to the mid to upper 20s in outlying areas and in the high 30s in urban areas and the coast, Benjamin said.

In response to the cold weather, HomeFirst, an organization that runs homeless shelters throughout Santa Clara County, plans to boost the bed count at the Gilroy Armory by 50 beds for a total of 180 starting Saturday, said Chief Development Officer Stephanie Demos.

And at the Boccardo Reception Center in San Jose, the bed count will rise by 100 to 350 starting Monday.

Demos said people living on the streets tend to have compromised health and are at greater risk of dying when the weather turns cold.

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